function

英 [ˈfʌŋkʃn]

美 [ˈfʌŋkʃn]

n.  作用; 功能; 职能; 机能; 社交聚会; 典礼; 宴会; 函数
v.  起作用; 正常工作; 运转

复数：functions　现在分词：functioning　过去式：functioned　第三人称单数：functions　过去分词：functioned　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.782 / COCA.1442

同义词辨析

obligationcommitmentdutyfunctionresponsibility【导航词义：义务，责任】

operatefunctiongorunwork【导航词义：运行，运转】

短语用例

function as sb/sth

• 起…作用；具有…功能
  to perform the action or the job of the thing or person mentioned
  1. to fulfil/perform a function
     发挥功能
  2. bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)
     身体功能
  3. The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
     心脏的功能就是把血液输往全身。
  4. This design aims for harmony of form and function.
     这个设计旨在使形式和功能协调一致。

牛津词典

noun

• 作用；功能；职能；机能
  a special activity or purpose of a person or thing
  1. to fulfil/perform a function
     发挥功能
  2. bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)
     身体功能
  3. The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
     心脏的功能就是把血液输往全身。
  4. This design aims for harmony of form and function.
     这个设计旨在使形式和功能协调一致。
• 社交聚会；典礼；宴会
  a social event or official ceremony
  1. The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.
     大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• 函数
  a quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a function of x.
  1. Salary is a function of age and experience.
     工资视乎年龄和经验而定。
• 子例行程序；子例程
  a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation

verb

• 起作用；正常工作；运转
  to work in the correct way
  1. Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.
     尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。
  2. We now have a functioning shower.
     现在我们有一个功能正常的淋浴器。
  3. Many children can't function effectively in large classes.
     许多孩子在大班上课时学习效果不好。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 功能;作用;职责
  Thefunctionof something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.
  1. The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
     商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。
• VERB 工作;运转;运行
  If a machine or systemis functioning, it is working or operating.
  1. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...
     当局称监狱现在运转正常。
  2. Conservation programs cannot function without local support.
     没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。
• VERB 发挥功能;起作用;行使职责
  If someone or somethingfunctionsasa particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.
  1. On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.
     在工作日，房间的1/3用作办公区域。
• (计算机的)功能(指执行的一系列操作)
  Afunctionis a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed.
• N-COUNT 应变量;随他物变化而变化的事物
  If you say that one thing isafunctionofanother, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.
  1. Investment is a function of the interest rate.
     投资随着利率的变化而变。
• (正式的)宴会，大型聚会
  Afunctionis a large formal dinner or party.

英英释义

noun

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  1. the function of a teacher
  2. the government must do its part
  3. play its role
  Synonym:officepartrole
• what something is used for
  1. the function of an auger is to bore holes
  2. ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
  Synonym:purposeroleuse
• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
  Synonym:routinesubroutinesubprogramprocedure
• a vaguely specified social event
  1. the party was quite an affair
  2. an occasion arranged to honor the president
  3. a seemingly endless round of social functions
  Synonym:affairoccasionsocial occasionsocial function
• a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
  1. it was a black-tie function
• a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
  1. height is a function of age
  2. price is a function of supply and demand
• (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
  Synonym:mathematical functionsingle-valued functionmapmapping

verb

• perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
  1. His wife officiated as his private secretary
  Synonym:officiate
• perform as expected when applied
  1. The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
  2. Does this old car still run well?
  3. This old radio doesn't work anymore
  Synonym:workoperategorun
• serve a purpose, role, or function
  1. The tree stump serves as a table
  2. The female students served as a control group
  3. This table would serve very well
  4. His freedom served him well
  5. The table functions as a desk
  Synonym:serve

双语例句

• The rise or decline of the United States is not a function of deterministic forces.
  美国的兴衰并非不可抗力作用的结果。
• The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally
  当局称监狱现在运转正常。
• Conservation programs cannot function without local support.
  没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。
• The other fundamental consideration in the conception of a plan is function.
  在构思设计图时要考虑的另一个基本因素是功能。
• Investment is a function of the interest rate.
  投资随着利率的变化而变。
• The Science and Technology Association served the function of a go-between.
  科学技术协会发挥了穿针引线的作用。
• On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.
  在工作日，房间的1/3用作办公区域。
• Although the approximate wave function is qualitatively useful, it is gravely lacking in quantitative accuracy.
  虽然近似的波函数是定性地有用，然而它严重的缺少定量的准确性。
• The government begins to function properly.
  政纲大振。
• They were decked out in tracksuits, seemingly to dissimulate their true function.
  他们都穿着田径服，似乎想掩饰他们的真实职能。